I agree with Shel on the crop. The ornament on the wall is distracting. Probably because of the way the light is reflecting off it. Cropping out the brick wall and the ornament sounds good to me. Otherwise, I really like it.
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 06:50:40 -0500, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good idea, Shel. I think I will do a series. I'm frequently in the > neighborhood and often park within a dozen yards or so of the mural. I > didn't see it before because it's in a walkway to a street that I > seldom visit. I had wondered how it might look in the morning, although > I think there's seldom any light in this narrow passage, save what > clipped the stone ornament at noon. I know I cold shoot it straight on > without the bricks and stone ornament, but then it would be just a > representation of the mural rather than a photo of the environment in > which it exists. In truth, I might try something wider. Thanks for the > suggestion. > Paul > On Mar 25, 2005, at 11:27 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Hi Paul, > > > > I love murals, and glad to see you got this one. I like it, but > > wonder if > > it might be a stronger pic with the brick wall cropped off, or maybe an > > altogether tighter crop. It it were me, I'd photograph it in different > > light at different times, make something of a small project of it. > > Could > > be fun and you'd be preserving some local art as well. > > > > Shel > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: Paul Stenquist > > > >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3225777&size=lg > > > > > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com
